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Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk Salary in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan

The annual salary statistics of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage data of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$23,020
25th Percentile Wage
$32,910
50th Percentile Wage
$40,930
75th Percentile Wage
$50,140
90th Percentile Wage
$59,300

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for payroll and timekeeping clerks in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $59,300. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,930. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,020.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of payroll and timekeeping clerks from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$40,930
3.86% 4.84%
2016
$39,350
0.86% -
2015
$39,010
-1.05% -
2014
$39,420
1.07% -
2013
$39,000
0.13% -
2012
$38,950
- -

Table 2. Compare Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk Salary in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn with Other Michigan Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $40,930 in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is in the middle of salary range for payroll and timekeeping clerks in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is 24.7 percent (24.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Detroit-Warren-Livonia and .8 percent (.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Niles-Benton Harbor.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Detroit-Warren-Livonia
$54,360
Ann Arbor
$52,010
Midland
$51,410
Grand Rapids-Wyoming
$50,960
Kalamazoo-Portage
$49,570
Lansing-East Lansing
$49,440
Muskegon-Norton Shores
$48,440
Flint
$47,980
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North
$47,720
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$47,700
South Bend-Mishawaka
$47,510
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$47,350
Jackson
$47,190
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$46,990
Battle Creek
$46,970
Monroe
$46,400
Bay City
$46,330
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$42,780
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills
$42,470
Holland-Grand Haven
$41,380
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn
$40,930
Niles-Benton Harbor
$40,590